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About Belrai Village

Belrai is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 927 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belrai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273306
Area (hectares) 126.76 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 927
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belrai compares

By the 2011 count Belrai is the 244th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 126.76 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Belrai

The census records public bus service for Belrai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belrai from other places

Belrai lies about 46 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Pipraich, about 8.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Belrai
Nearest railway station Pipraich 8.7 km
Nearest town Gorakhpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 28 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 46 km

Villages closest to Belrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Belrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Belrai village had a population of 1,793. That makes it the 244th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Belrai village has 927 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belrai has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Belrai is 273306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belrai covers 126.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belrai falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belrai is Pipraich, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belrai.

Belrai is about 46 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belrai is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Pipraich is about 8.7 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Maharajganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katarari (under 2 km), Parasia Indarpur (under 2 km) and Godhawal (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belrai today is likely to be higher.

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